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Luba

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Converting sentences into word problems?

Barry has x computer games.sister an has three times as many.
How  would I convert int equation, if you know what I mean and thanks

Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

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Re: Converting sentences into word problems?

hi Luba,

Welcome to the forum.

For this example the sister has three times as many so we write 3x for that.  Together they have x + 3x = 4x games.  If you are told they have 24 games, say, then 4x = 24 so x = 6.

There's a good page on this here: https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/word … lving.html

Hope that helps,

Bob

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